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CPU vs. GPU

Inspired by the benchmark from Matt Dowle (https://h2oai.github.io/db-benchmark/), I compared his benchmark with GPU (Detail: https://lnkd.in/e7iHg7N). For processing big data, GPU K20 2 GB is slightly better than 20 cores CPU Xeon 2.6 GHz 125.8 GB RAM, even much better in some tests 🙂 Of course, the performance comes with a price. Thanks to Omnisci … Read moreCPU vs. GPU

GPU Database

I think one of the promising technology in the next couple of years is the use of GPU for accelerating any kinds of job. One of the company follows the direction is OmniSci (formerly MapD). They have a live demo showing how fast GPU processes almost 400 million tweets and visualizes them geographically in less … Read moreGPU Database